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mini test

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are big sheets of ice? 
a)
Glaciers
b)
Animals that sleep
c)
A story of people
2.
What is History?
a)
A list of nouns
b)
A story of people who lived before us
c)
A peanut butter sandwich 
3.
People who lived during the Ice Age were called Nomads. This means: 
a)
They moved from place to place following the animals for food 
b)
They lived in brick houses 
4.
The Ice Age people made paintings on ____.
a)
Paper
b)
Cave Walls
c)
Tree Trunks
5.
When people settle in one place and grow their own food we call this _____.
a)
Civilization 
b)
Education 
6.
When the climate became warmer, the people settled down in one place to ____.
a)
Plant their own food and build cities 
b)
Move from place to place hunting animals. 
7.
The first civilizations began in _____.
a)
Asia and Africa
b)
Antarctica and Australia 
8.
What does Paleolithic Mean?
a)
Study of Bones
b)
New Stone
c)
Old Stone
d)
Study of Stones
9.
What statement best describes the picture?
a)
The hunter-gatherers had technology
b)
The hunter-gatherers used mostly stone
c)
The hunter-gatherers were extremely intelligent
d)
The hunter-gathers eventually discover metals
10.
How were paleolithic men different from paleolithic women?
a)
The paleolithic men were smarter
b)
The paleolithic women were smarter
c)
The paleolithic men and women lived in caves
d)
The paleolithic men hunted and the women gathered
11.
Which of the following was NOT a major advancement for the paleolithic people?
a)
Agriculture
b)
Stones
c)
Tools
d)
Fire
12.
Which of the following was a major advancement for paleolithic people?
a)
Fire
b)
Writing
c)
Farming
d)
Domestication
13.
Which of the following events separate the Paleolithic and Neolithic ages?
a)
The use of stone tools
b)
The discovery of domestication
c)
The creation of spoken language
d)
None of the above
14.
How did people learn about the events that took place during prehistoric times?
a)
Read books written by hunter-gatherers
b)
Study artifacts left by the hunter-gatherers
c)
Watch a documentary filmed by hunter-gatherers
d)
Look at the survival guides explaining how to survive
15.
What physical feature did neolithic people MOST likely settle near?
a)
Deserts
b)
Oceans
c)
Mountains
d)
Rivers
16.
Which of the following pieces of evidence prove that the picture is NOT from the paleolithic age?
a)
People are using tools
b)
There are permanent homes
c)
Women are gathering plants
d)
There are about 50 people present
17.

The Ice Age resulted in people crossing a land bridge from which two continents?

a)

Europe to Asia

b)

Asia to North America

c)

Africa to Asia

d)

North America to South America

18.

Why is this period of time known as the Stone Age?

a)

People preferred using stones to build shelter

b)

Everybody lived in caves

c)

Tools were mostly made from stone

d)

The climate was always cold

19.

Which of the following is NOT a reason people migrated during the Stone Age?

a)

They followed herds of animals.

b)

They searched for new communities to trade with.

c)

They wanted to find warmer climates.

d)

They were looking for new sources of food.

20.

Historians believe that people first lived in

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

North America

21.

What ended the Stone Age?

a)

Discovering and using stone tools.

b)

Discovering and using metalworking.

c)

A large meteor hit the earth.

d)

Early man decided to make a law to change the name.

22.

What is the scientific name for the Stone Ages?

a)

Bronze Era

b)

Wood Era

c)

Paleolithic Era

d)

Time before clothing

23.

What continent did humans LAST settle?

a)

North America

b)

Australia

c)

South America

d)

Antartica

24.

Which of the following were ways that humans adapted to the Ice Age? (two answers)

a)

development of bronze tools and weapons

b)

formed larger communities

c)

using animal skins to cover windows

d)

domesticating plants and animals

25.

The Catholic church split time into two parts. What event marks this split?

a)

the development of domestication

b)

the fall of the Roman Empire

c)

the birth of Jesus

d)

the founding of the USA

26.

Which animals were shown in cave art? Hint - there is more than one answer!

a)

Mammoths

b)

Wild horses

c)

Deer

d)

Cave lions

e)

Ibex - wild goats with long horns

27.

Copper is a ......

a)

hard metal

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

soft metal

28.

During the Neolithic era, humans had begun to move around

a)

to get exercise.

b)

to trade with each other.

c)

visit other places.

d)

to escape from dinosaurs.

29.

A (a)   is anything that is used to make a change to something else or help do a job.

30.

The period when humans chipped away at rocks to make sharp edges used for cutting and scraping. They used these and made spears and axes.

a)

Stone Age

b)

Bronze Age

c)

Iron Age

d)

Futuristic Age

31.

During this period, metals were used. People combined copper and tin to make tools in this age.

a)

Stone Age

b)

Bronze Age

c)

Iron Age

d)

Medieval Age

32.

Which religion people believed in Sukhothai period?

a)

Christian

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islams

33.

How did people call the Sukhothai period?

a)

the golden era of Thai

b)

full of happiness

c)

happy paradise

34.

Which period developed in arts such as painting, sculpture, architecture and literature.

a)

Ayutthaya

b)

Sukhothai

c)

Thonburi

35.

Which empire reign the kingdom before Sukhothai period?

a)

Khmer empire

b)

Chinese empire

c)

British empire

36.

What does Sukhothai mean?

a)

Dawn of Happiness

b)

Happy Paradise

c)

Golden Kingdom

37.

What is the official national animal of Thailand?

a)

The Tiger

b)

The King Cobra

c)

The Monkey

d)

The Elephant

38.

Thailand is sometimes known as...

a)

the “land of smiles”

b)

the “land of laughter”

c)

the “land of happiness”

d)

the “land of kindness”

39.
What's the name of Thai king who just passed away?
a)
Chulalongkorn
b)
Mahidol
c)
Bhumibol
d)
Kertanegara
40.
What's the name of Bangkok airport that serves for Non-LCC? 
a)
Don Muaeng
b)
Suvarnabhumi
c)
Chumphon
d)
Hua Hin
41.

One of landmark in Thailand had adopted in Indonesia, what is it?

a)

Angkor Wat

b)

The Sleeping Buddha

c)

Grand Palace

d)

Borobuda

42.

In Thailand, you should not talk with your hands because it is viewed as showing

a)

disrespect

b)

anger

c)

confusion

d)

interest

43.

Thailand is proud of never having been colonized by Europeans.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

What type of climate does Thailand have?

a)

Tropical

b)

Temperate

c)

Polar

45.

The fourth largest country in the world is?

a)

China

b)

United States

c)

Russia

d)

Canada

46.

Name a body of water that borders China to the east.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Yangtze River

d)

Yellow River

47.

Which are the two major rivers that flow through China?

a)

The Yellow and Red Rivers

b)

The Yellow and Yangtze Rivers

c)

The Yangtze and East Rivers

d)

The Yingtze ane Yangtze Rivers

48.

On which continent is China located?

a)

Australia

b)

India

c)

Asia

d)

Antarctica

49.

How many stars are there on the national flag of China?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

50.

Who led the FIRST invasion attempt of Britain?

a)

Augustus

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Gaius Marius

d)

Claudius

51.

In what year did the Romans FIRST invade Britain?

a)

55 BC

b)

122 AD

c)

54 BC

d)

410 AD

52.

In what year was Julius Caesar's 2nd attempt at invading Britain?

a)

410 BC

b)

43 AD

c)

310 AD

d)

54 BC

53.

Who led the SUCCESSFUL Roman invasion of Britain?

a)

Augustus

b)

Claudius

c)

Boudicca

d)

Julius Caesar

54.

Romans created special Roman bath houses. When bathing, they would use a special instrument to clean their bodies. What was the name of this cleaning instrument?

a)

Gladius

b)

Strigil

c)

Galea

d)

Caligae

55.

What did the Romans leave as a lasting legacy on the culture of Britain?

a)

Roman laws and governing

b)

Buildings such as; baths and forts

c)

Roman roads

d)

All of the above

56.

Who lived in Britain immediately before the Vikings and Saxons?

a)

Normans

b)

Tudors

c)

Romans

d)

Stuarts

57.

To protect themselves in battle, Roman soldiers wore:

a)

Armour

b)

colonia

c)

pensions

d)

testudo

58.

This means a large house in the country surrounded by its own grounds and other buildings.

a)

atrium

b)

courtyard

c)

villa

d)

subdivision

59.
Augustus was Julius Caesar's
a)
nephew
b)
son
c)
brother
d)
grandson
60.

A modern soccer stadium is similar to which Roman accomplishment?

a)

Pont du Gard

b)

The Colosseum

c)

Basilica of Constantine

d)

The Pantheon

61.
What lanuage did the Romans speak?
a)
English
b)
Latin
c)
Greek
d)
Italian
62.
What was Roman capital?
a)
Londinium
b)
London
c)
Colchester
d)
Rome
63.
Carthage was located in...
a)
Spain.
b)
Sicily.
c)
Africa.
d)
Syria.
64.

Which body of water did the Saxons have to cross to invade Britain?

a)

English Channel

b)

North Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Irish Sea

65.
The first king of England
a)
Alfred the Great
b)
King Arthur
c)
Arthur the Great
d)
King Adrian

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